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Signing of the Convention of Alessandria
- When
- 15 June 1800
- Where
- Alessandria
- Part of
- Convention of Alessandria
Austria agreed to evacuate to the left bank of the Bormida with a forty-eight-hour ceasefire, formalized as the Convention of Alessandria.
In the initial agreement, the Austrians agreed to evacuate to the left bank of the Bormida, and hostilities would cease for forty-eight hours. The final agreement was then formalized and signed as the Convention of Alessandria, also known as the Armistice of Marengo, on 15 June 1800 between the French First Republic led by Napoleon and Austria during the War of the Second Coalition.
Sources
- Convention of Alessandria Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-06
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